To get you into the Christmas spirit I have prepared a quiz, if you want to brush up on all of the Christmas vocabulary and history beforehand then have a look at these posts here, here, here and here. Let me know in the comments below how you do, viel Glück!

unter dem Weihnachtsbaum (under the Christmas tree), own photo.

True of False

Presents are opened on the 25th of December in Germany

St. Nicholas comes on the 5th of December in Germany

St. Nicholas and Santa Claus are the same person

Glühwein can only be made from red wine

Answer these Questions

Other than wine, what are the other ingredients used to make Glühwein?

Name the traditional cake that is eaten around Christmas time

Who is the Christkind?

Translate these words from German to English

der Heiligabend

die Feiertage

der Kamin

der Engel

das Geschenkpapier

Translate these words from English to German

the holly

the mistletoe

the reindeers

the snowflake

the tinsel

Der, Die oder Das?

Geschenk

Kranz

Christbaumkugel

Kirche

Glühwein

Schnee

How did you do? The total score is 23, let me know how you did in the comments below.

Ich wünsche allen Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr!

Thanks for reading,

Larissa